Gyro Combination
$15.50Spiced lamb and beef carved fresh, served with basmati rice, garden salad, garlic sauce, and warm pita.
Since 1987 · Banks Street, New Orleans
Over 40 years of
Lebanese tradition.
A family-run Lebanese restaurant on Banks Street, serving mezze, shawarma, gyros, and fresh-baked pita the traditional Mediterranean way — with more than four decades of experience behind every dish.
Mediterranean Bakery · Café · International Grocery
Quality ingredients, a hot oven,
and care in every batch.
What started in 1987 as a small family bakery has continued through generations with the same simple approach — and we're still grateful to feed this community the way we always have.
House Favorites
From the kitchen.
Hummus
$6.99A tantalizing blend of ground chickpeas, tahini, garlic, and lemon juice. Finished with olive oil and paprika.
Mona's Special
$18.99Hummus, baba ganuj, lebna, grape leaves, tabouli, falafel, and kibby — a complete tasting of the menu.
Our Story
Since 1987.
One family. One recipe book.
Mona opened her doors in 1987 with a single promise: to bake bread the traditional Mediterranean way and serve the food she grew up with. Nearly forty years later, Mona's Cafe is a New Orleans institution — locally loved, still family-run, still cooking from the same recipe book.
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Find us on Banks Street.
Mona's Cafe
Banks Street
3901 Banks St, New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 482-7743
Mon – Sat · 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Sunday · 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM